8A.8 Development aid Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 10

The 20 questions

1. Which NGO is specifically named in the specification for delivering disaster development aid?

   • NATO
   • World Trade Organization
   • Oxfam
   • UNESCO

2. Which non-governmental organisation provides development aid?

   • WTO
   • World Bank
   • Oxfam
   • IMF

3. Which disease reduction is highlighted as a success of development aid?

   • Malaria
   • Dementia
   • Diabetes
   • Obesity

4. What is a major criticism regarding the long-term impact of aid?

   • Reduces trade
   • Promotes dependency
   • Causes deflation
   • Increases literacy

5. Where has oil extraction caused severe pollution and minority rights issues?

   • Niger Delta
   • Persian Gulf
   • Gulf of Mexico
   • North Sea

6. According to 8A.8c, whose economic development can have very serious environmental impacts on minority groups?

   • Small village cooperatives
   • Regional cultural societies
   • Local primary schools
   • Superpowers and TNCs

7. How is the overall impact of development aid on human welfare described?

   • Entirely ineffective
   • Universally positive
   • Completely unstudied
   • Contested

8. What form of aid provides immediate support following a natural hazard?

   • Bilateral loan
   • Emergency relief
   • Tied aid
   • Structural adjustment

9. What type of aid is provided through loans from international financial institutions?

   • Charitable aid
   • Multilateral aid
   • Voluntary aid
   • Bilateral aid

10. Calculation: a programme spends 2.4 million dollars on malaria nets and distributes 800,000 nets. What is the average cost per net?

    • 0.3 dollars
    • 300 dollars
    • 3 dollars
    • 30 dollars

11. What risk do large-scale foreign land acquisitions pose to indigenous groups?

    • Loss of land
    • Increased exports
    • Deflation
    • Higher employment

12. Which social area has seen notable progress due to targeted development aid?

    • Trade barriers
    • Gender equality
    • Industrial pollution
    • Military strength

13. Why is evaluating the overall success of development aid difficult?

    • Data is missing
    • Outcomes never change
    • Costs are zero
    • Impacts are contested

14. What negative outcome can occur when recipient countries rely continuously on foreign aid?

    • National solvency
    • Resource surplus
    • Economic dependency
    • Political autonomy

15. Which organisations often drive economic development projects that cause environmental damage?

    • Local charities
    • Transnational corporations
    • Trade unions
    • Community groups

16. Why might local minority groups oppose top-down economic development schemes?

    • Lower tax rates
    • Disregard of rights
    • Increased infrastructure
    • Higher wage rates

17. What problem occurs when development aid is diverted by recipient nation leaders?

    • Fiscal transparency
    • Democratic reform
    • Elite corruption
    • Debt relief

18. Which feature distinguishes intergovernmental development loans from charitable aid gifts?

    • Repayment required
    • Zero cost
    • Immediate delivery
    • No conditions

19. A malaria programme cuts reported cases from 40 per 1000 people to 10 per 1000 people. What is the percentage reduction in cases?

    • 75%
    • 30%
    • 25%
    • 60%

20. What is a major negative criticism often associated with international development aid?

    • Lowering literacy
    • Encouraging corruption
    • Decreasing food production
    • Reducing life expectancy

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